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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Listen, no one is saying kids shouldn’t practice on their own or with their parents on their own time.  Obviously they should.  But there is one “coach” on this thread who thinks it’s ridiculous that parents expect their kid to learn ANY skills during their Little League practice sessions.  Which is obviously a stupid position.

If he doesn’t want to coach any kids but his own, he should simply bow out.  Lots of Dads are eager to volunteer, and he is not doing these kids any favors by refusing to even TRY to help them get better at baseball.  If he wants to get paid for his incredible coaching program, he shouldn’t VOLUNTEER to coach and then not do it.[/quote]

My DH volunteers as a LL coach and he has invested his own time and money in buying equipment to create baseball-related games to work on skills during practices. He enjoys seeing the kids improve and gain confidence. He can watch a kid and see what their strengths/weaknesses are and gives feedback to parents. Hopefully the parents are working with them at home, but not every household has a parent available to work with their kid outside of practice. I’d be disappointed if my DH just wrote a kid off for something that may be no fault of their own.

I also know he’s big on sportsmanship and good attitude even while losing. There is so much more to learn from LL than just baseball. [/quote]

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